Better day coming : Blacks and equality, 1890-2000

Traces the history of the African-American struggle for racial equality, from the anti-lynching campaign launched by Ida B. Wells in the 1890s, through the leadership of Jesse Jackson, focusing on events in the American South.

The failure of reconstruction and the triumph of white supremacy --
Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching --
Booker T. Washington and the strategy of accommodaton --
The Rise of the NAACP --
The great war and racial equality --
Marcus Garvey and the UNIA --
The radical thirties --
Blacks in the segregated south, 1919-42 --
The NAACP's challenge to white supremacy, 1935-45 --
Two steps forward and one step back, 1946-55 --
The nonviolent rebellion, 1955-60 --
The civil rights movement, 1960-63 --
Birmingham, the freedom summner, and Selma --
The rise and fall of black power --
The continuing struggle. Machine generated contents note: I --
I The Failure of Reconstruction and the Triumph --
of White Supremacy --
2 Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching --
3 Booker T. Washington and the Strategy ofAccommodaton --
4 The Rise of the NAACP --
5 The Great War and Racial Equality --
6 Marcus Garvey and the UNIA --
7 The Radical Thirties --
8 Blacks in the Segregated South, 1919-42 --
9 lThe NAACP's Challenge to White Supremacy, 1935-45 --
1O Two Steps Forward and One Step Back, 1946-55 --
The Nonviolent Rebellion, 1955-60 --
The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-63 --
Birmingham, the Freedom Summner, and Selma --
The Rise and Fall of Black Power --
The Continuing Struggle.

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The author Adam Fairclough chronicles the struggle of black Americans to acheieve civil rights and equality in a society that, after the collapse of the Reconstruction, santioned racial segregation, racial discrimination and political supremacy.Meer lezen...

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"In the hands of Adam Fairclough, BETTER DAY COMING, does more than any other book to place the historic Civil Rights Movement within the broader scope of the Black Freedom Struggle in the twentieth century. A distinguished historian has crafted an impressive narrative of persistence and resistance, heroism and timidity. A must read for the rising generation of young people for whom the Civil Rights Movement has been relegated to ancient history." --Steven F. Lawson Rutgers University "Just right and badly needed. I know of no other text that covers these years. I will definitely adopt." --Daniel Levine, Bowdoin CollegeMeer lezen...

"The failure of reconstruction and the triumph of white supremacy -- Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching -- Booker T. Washington and the strategy of accommodaton -- The Rise of the NAACP -- The great war and racial equality -- Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- The radical thirties -- Blacks in the segregated south, 1919-42 -- The NAACP's challenge to white supremacy, 1935-45 -- Two steps forward and one step back, 1946-55 -- The nonviolent rebellion, 1955-60 -- The civil rights movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the freedom summner, and Selma -- The rise and fall of black power -- The continuing struggle. Machine generated contents note: I -- I The Failure of Reconstruction and the Triumph -- of White Supremacy -- 2 Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching -- 3 Booker T. Washington and the Strategy ofAccommodaton -- 4 The Rise of the NAACP -- 5 The Great War and Racial Equality -- 6 Marcus Garvey and the UNIA -- 7 The Radical Thirties -- 8 Blacks in the Segregated South, 1919-42 -- 9 lThe NAACP's Challenge to White Supremacy, 1935-45 -- 1O Two Steps Forward and One Step Back, 1946-55 -- The Nonviolent Rebellion, 1955-60 -- The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-63 -- Birmingham, the Freedom Summner, and Selma -- The Rise and Fall of Black Power -- The Continuing Struggle."@en

"Traces the history of the African-American struggle for racial equality, from the anti-lynching campaign launched by Ida B. Wells in the 1890s, through the leadership of Jesse Jackson, focusing on events in the American South."@en